Verónica Alcocer Garcia has been the First Lady of Colombia since August 7, 2022, as she is the wife of Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Her occupations are as a lawyer and an activist.
Early Life
Verónica Alcocer Garcia was born on May 26, 1976, in Sincelejo, Sucre, North Columbia, to an affluent conservative family. She is the daughter of Jorge Emilio Alcocer and Elisabeth Garcia, both lawyers. Her family had political ties as well, as his grandpa, Eustorgio Alcocer, was the mayor and his father was a member of the Conservative Party. She grew up with two siblings and is a devout Catholic. Her nationality is Colombian, and her mother tongue is Spanish. She attended a local school and recalls staying at school by day and a convent by night. She later earned her law degree at the University Corporation of the Caribbean in Columbia, where she met her future spouse.
Verónica Alcocer García Career
Verónica is a Colombian lawyer, although she has also served as an activist, politician, and philanthropist. Her activist career began when she joined Petro throughout his presidential campaigns. She was a close counselor to Gustavo when he was mayor of Bogotà. She is a philanthropist who is also involved in social activity. She has run numerous help projects for children, adolescents, and the elderly. She is now Colombia’s First Lady, as her husband, Gustavo Petro, was elected President of the Republic of Columbia on August 7, 2022. He previously served as Senator of the Republic of Colombia twice and as Mayor of Bogotà once.
Social Media
Verónica has over 370k followers on her verified Instagram account. She is quite active on her account and has kept her followers up to date with images and posts from the campaigns. She recently shared a photo of herself and her hubby celebrating. Verónica has also had a Twitter account since January 2022, which she uses to professionally display initiatives and ideas. Her Twitter account has a large following of over 250k followers.
Private Life
Verónica Alcocer Garcia was in a 5-year relationship with Nicolas Arbelàez Alcocer, the father of her first child. She was quite young, and despite coming from a conservative household, she chose to be a single mother. She later met the famous politician Gustavo Petro when he was invited to give a speech at her institution in 2000 when she was graduating. She was taken by his ideas but did not speak to him at their initial meeting. They married in the same year, and she became the wife of Gustavo Petro, a Colombian economist, politician, former guerrilla fighter, senator of Italian heritage, and Colombia’s president-elect.
Since then, Garcia has been a staunch defender of her husband. During this time, she also received death threats. Sofia Petro Alcocer and Antonella Petro Alcocer are Verónica and Gustavo’s two daughters. Their daughters are rarely seen in public, but Sofia was strongly supportive of her father’s presidential candidacy.
Verónica Alcocer Garca Salary and Net worth
She is a professional lawyer who comes from a prosperous household. She has created a comfortable life for herself and her family throughout the years. Though her actual net worth is unknown, it is estimated that she is worth between $2 million and $5 million.